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Sickboy

The True Meaning Of Caregiving w/ Sue Robins

Sickboy

CBC

Society & Culture

4.8524 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2021

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Sue has spent much of her time dealing with the healthcare system. It began when she was a nursing student, but was told she was "too soft for it". Then back in it with the birth of her son Aaron, after he was diagnosed with Down syndrome. Then again as a patient when she was diagnosed with cancer. Sue has learned a lot. Especially when it comes to what is lacking in the current system. We are so grateful to have her sit down with us and share her story and her experience in what it means to provide care.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's becoming pretty clear that U.S. President Donald Trump is ripping up the political

0:05.3

playbook.

0:05.8

And when it comes to what it all means for Canada, well, as they say, it's complicated.

0:09.8

But our podcast, two blocks from the White House, is a way to make sense of it all.

0:13.8

Join me, Willie Lowry, and senior Washington correspondents, Paul Hunter and Katie Simpson

0:18.6

every week as we break down the headlines from Capitol Hill

0:22.1

with a Canadian spin. Find and follow two blocks from the White House on your favorite podcast

0:27.3

app, including YouTube. This is a CBC podcast. Welcome to Sick Boy, a podcast where we talk about what it's like to be sick.

0:40.9

This week's guest is Sue.

0:42.5

She's a caretaker and she had cancer.

0:45.3

Let's talk about it.

0:52.9

Well, I'm excited because I feel like this conversation is a long time coming.

1:02.6

Sue, we met, refresh my memory because we've, we've traveled around so much,

1:08.8

and we've been to BC a number of times but I am I'm positive we met in

1:13.9

BC. No we didn't. No we didn't. Oh, was it in Edmonton? Toronto was the first time. You and I met Sue

1:20.5

first. Yeah. When we went to the, uh, which conference was that? What was it for? I can't

1:27.2

I forget. It was can. it was can net. Can net? Yeah, right.

1:32.4

It was at the lightbox theater. That's right. Okay. Okay. So, right. That was the first time we met. But then we met again a separate time at another conference where the three of us were there. And me, Taylor and Brian, me and Brian were like, you got to meet Sue.

1:49.8

And you were like, you were hanging out and having a coffee or something like in between

1:53.7

at the Starbucks. Yeah, that's right. That was that BCPQS, you see. Yes, it was a

1:59.7

It was a very, it was the longest acronym that is, it's the, it's the most,

2:06.0

it's the most letters you can put in an acronym before it's completely unacceptable.

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